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VG Vixens Return To Playboy

Posted by Zonk on from the because-we-don't-have-enough-problems-already dept.

Chris Morris talks virtual nudity in his latest Game Over column, as videogame characters return to the pages of Playboy magazine. From the article: "[Game characters to be featured in the magazine hail from] Midway's upcoming 'Blitz: The League', Sony's megahit 'God of War,' Vivendi's '50 Cent: Bulletproof,' 'Playboy: The Mansion - Private Party,' 'Darkwatch,' and 'Hellgate: London'. While nude video game characters are nothing new for Playboy, the October issue hits stands just as the storm surrounding an unlockable sex scene in 'Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas' begins to pass. The magazine said it never considered delaying the layout."

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  1. sex disparity by uberjoe · · Score: 3, Interesting

    So when do we get to see the DooM guy, Duke Nukem and Gordan Freeman is Playgirl? My what a big crowbar you have.

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    1. Re:sex disparity by jessecurry · · Score: 2, Interesting
      I don't think that the male bits render as nicely. To make a good female form you want everything tight and smooth, but a male form would need some pretty serious physics to get everything draping correctly.

      Plus, who really wants to see a bunch of dudes? :p

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  2. Playboy prints a magazine now? by generic-man · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I get my Perl modules from them too. They're amazingly geek-friendly lately. :)

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    1. Re:Playboy prints a magazine now? by Explodicle · · Score: 3, Interesting

      The gentlemen's entertainment industry has always been very geek-friendly. How do you think streaming video took off?

    2. Re:Playboy prints a magazine now? by Longstaff · · Score: 3, Interesting

      You can get more than Perl mods: http://mirrors.playboy.com/

      From their site:

      Playboy's resident tech nerds would like to thank the authors, contributors, bug testers, and everyone else involved in the Open Source software we use on a daily basis. THANK YOU!

      I've worked with the tech guys at playboy.com almost daily for about 3 years now. They are some of the brightest, hardest-working and funniest guys I've had the pleasure to deal with.

  3. I hope it's.... by CorradoLite · · Score: 2, Interesting

    ...better than the first time they did this. Man, at only 3 pictures it was quite a disappointment. At least they will have more "models" (pun intended) this time.

    Later...
        Richard

  4. Re:target audience by Skagit · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Even though massive amounts of filth to meet any perversion are available free on the internet, I still get a hardcopy subscription to Playboy for three reasons. I think enough people have similar reasoning and will continue to appreciate the glossy pages.

    The first is that I really don't want a laptop while I'm sitting on the throne. I don't want an accident to happen to my laptop. Also, I don't want to use a laptop while it is actually on my lap too difficult to get comfortable. While PDA's and laptops are getting more and more portable, they'll never be quite right for the bathroom or the hammock in the yard.

    The second is the articles, especially the fiction. I don't like reading for fun on a monitor. As the parent poster pointed out, the print edition also has special women, not available on the electronic version of the magazine.

    The final reason is the collection. Can a teenage boy really browse your porn archive CD's in the basement? No. The wonderful stacks of Playboy with their (exactly) three pictorials are a treasure trove for a young man. I won't deny that to my son(s) when the time comes.

    As an aside, what's with all the colons in game titles these days? GTA:SA, 50 Cent: Bulletproof, Hellgate: London, Rome: Total War, Call of Duty: United Offensive, ad nauseam. At least it is Half-life 2, not Half-life: Gordon remains mute.

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  5. Re:target audience by Joe+Random · · Score: 3, Interesting
    As an aside, what's with all the colons in game titles these days? GTA:SA, 50 Cent: Bulletproof, Hellgate: London, Rome: Total War, Call of Duty: United Offensive, ad nauseam. At least it is Half-life 2, not Half-life: Gordon remains mute.
    I would guess that the use of colons is to avoid having to add a numeral to the end of the game. Let's face it, if they had called "GTA: San Andreas" "GTA 5" (or whatever number we're up to) instead, how many people would avoid buying "GTA 4" because they think that a lower number must mean an inferior game? So, from a marketing standpoint, using colons makes perfect sense.